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Text -- Acts 9:1-36 (NET)
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The Conversion of Saul
9:1 Meanwhile Saul , still breathing out threats to murder the Lord’s disciples , went to the high priest
9:2 and requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus , so that if he found any who belonged to the Way , either men or women , he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem .
9:3 As he was going along , approaching Damascus , suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him .
9:4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him , “Saul , Saul , why are you persecuting me ?”
9:5 So he said , “Who are you , Lord ?” He replied, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting !
9:6 But stand up and enter the city and you will be told what you must do .”
9:7 (Now the men who were traveling with him stood there speechless , because they heard the voice but saw no one .)
9:8 So Saul got up from the ground , but although his eyes were open , he could see nothing . Leading him by the hand , his companions brought him into Damascus .
9:9 For three days he could not see , and he neither ate nor drank anything.
9:10 Now there was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias . The Lord said to him in a vision , “Ananias ,” and he replied , “Here I am, Lord .”
9:11 Then the Lord told him , “Get up and go to the street called ‘Straight ,’ and at Judas ’ house look for a man from Tarsus named Saul . For he is praying ,
9:12 and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and place his hands on him so that he may see again .”
9:13 But Ananias replied , “Lord , I have heard from many people about this man , how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem ,
9:14 and here he has authority from the chief priests to imprison all who call on your name !”
9:15 But the Lord said to him , “Go , because this man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the people of Israel .
9:16 For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name .”
9:17 So Ananias departed and entered the house , placed his hands on Saul and said , “Brother Saul , the Lord Jesus , who appeared to you on the road as you came here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit .”
9:18 Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes , and he could see again . He got up and was baptized ,
9:19 and after taking some food , his strength returned . For several days he was with the disciples in Damascus ,
9:20 and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues , saying , “This man is the Son of God .”
9:21 All who heard him were amazed and were saying , “Is this not the man who in Jerusalem was ravaging those who call on this name , and who had come here to bring them as prisoners to the chief priests ?”
9:22 But Saul became more and more capable , and was causing consternation among the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ .
Saul’s Escape from Damascus
9:23 Now after some days had passed , the Jews plotted together to kill him ,
9:24 but Saul learned of their plot against him . They were also watching the city gates day and night so that they could kill him .
9:25 But his disciples took him at night and let him down through an opening in the wall by lowering him in a basket .
Saul Returns to Jerusalem
9:26 When he arrived in Jerusalem , he attempted to associate with the disciples , and they were all afraid of him , because they did not believe that he was a disciple .
9:27 But Barnabas took Saul , brought him to the apostles , and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road , that the Lord had spoken to him , and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus .
9:28 So he was staying with them , associating openly with them in Jerusalem , speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord .
9:29 He was speaking and debating with the Greek-speaking Jews , but they were trying to kill him .
9:30 When the brothers found out about this, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus .
9:31 Then the church throughout Judea , Galilee , and Samaria experienced peace and thus was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit , the church increased in numbers .
Peter Heals Aeneas
9:32 Now as Peter was traveling around from place to place , he also came down to the saints who lived in Lydda .
9:33 He found there a man named Aeneas who had been confined to a mattress for eight years because he was paralyzed .
9:34 Peter said to him , “Aeneas , Jesus the Christ heals you . Get up and make your own bed !” And immediately he got up .
9:35 All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him , and they turned to the Lord .
Peter Raises Dorcas
9:36 Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which in translation means Dorcas ). She was continually doing good deeds and acts of charity .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Damascus |
Paul |
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES, 13-OUTLINE |
Syria |
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES, 1-7 |
CONVERSION |
Heart |
Apostle |
Ananias |
Jesus, The Christ |
Peter |
Regeneration |
Converts |
PAUL, THE APOSTLE, 4 |
Conviction |
Persecution |
Miracles |
Zeal |
ANANIAS (1) |
Minister |
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NET Notes -> Act 9:1; Act 9:1; Act 9:2; Act 9:2; Act 9:2; Act 9:2; Act 9:2; Act 9:3; Act 9:3; Act 9:4; Act 9:4; Act 9:4; Act 9:6; Act 9:6; Act 9:7; Act 9:7; Act 9:7; Act 9:8; Act 9:8; Act 9:8; Act 9:9; Act 9:9; Act 9:10; Act 9:10; Act 9:10; Act 9:11; Act 9:12; Act 9:12; Act 9:13; Act 9:13; Act 9:14; Act 9:14; Act 9:15; Act 9:15; Act 9:16; Act 9:17; Act 9:17; Act 9:17; Act 9:17; Act 9:18; Act 9:18; Act 9:18; Act 9:19; Act 9:20; Act 9:20; Act 9:20; Act 9:21; Act 9:21; Act 9:21; Act 9:21; Act 9:22; Act 9:22; Act 9:22; Act 9:22; Act 9:22; Act 9:22; Act 9:23; Act 9:24; Act 9:24; Act 9:24; Act 9:25; Act 9:25; Act 9:26; Act 9:26; Act 9:26; Act 9:27; Act 9:27; Act 9:27; Act 9:27; Act 9:27; Act 9:28; Act 9:29; Act 9:29; Act 9:30; Act 9:30; Act 9:31; Act 9:31; Act 9:31; Act 9:31; Act 9:31; Act 9:31; Act 9:32; Act 9:32; Act 9:32; Act 9:33; Act 9:34; Act 9:34; Act 9:34; Act 9:34; Act 9:35; Act 9:35; Act 9:35; Act 9:35; Act 9:35; Act 9:36; Act 9:36; Act 9:36; Act 9:36
NET Notes: Act 9:1 The expression “breathing out threats and murder” is an idiomatic expression for “making threats to murder” (see L&N 33.29...
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NET Notes: Act 9:2 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: Act 9:3 Or “shone” (BDAG 799 s.v. περιαστράπτω). The light was more brilliant than the...
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NET Notes: Act 9:6 Literally a passive construction, “it will be told to you.” This has been converted to another form of passive construction in the transla...
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NET Notes: Act 9:7 This is a parenthetical note by the author. Acts 22:9 appears to indicate that they saw the light but did not hear a voice. They were “witnesses...
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NET Notes: Act 9:8 Grk “they”; the referents (Saul’s companions) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Act 9:9 The word “anything” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but ...
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NET Notes: Act 9:10 Grk “behold, I,” but this construction often means “here is/there is” (cf. BDAG 468 s.v. ἰδού 2).
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NET Notes: Act 9:11 The noting of the detail of the locale, ironically called ‘Straight’ Street, shows how directive and specific the Lord was.
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NET Notes: Act 9:12 Apparently while in Damascus Paul had a subsequent vision in the midst of his blindness, fulfilling the prediction in 9:6.
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NET Notes: Act 9:14 The expression “those who call on your name” is a frequent description of believers (Acts 2:21; 1 Cor 1:2; Rom 10:13).
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NET Notes: Act 9:15 Grk “the sons of Israel.” In Acts, Paul is a minister to all nations, including Israel (Rom 1:16-17).
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NET Notes: Act 9:16 Or “because of my name.” BDAG 1031 s.v. ὑπέρ 2 lists Acts 9:16 as an example of ὑπέρ (Juper) use...
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NET Notes: Act 9:17 Be filled with the Holy Spirit. Here someone who is not an apostle (Ananias) commissions another person with the Spirit.
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NET Notes: Act 9:18 Grk “and he.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence, the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated here. Instead ...
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NET Notes: Act 9:19 Grk “It happened that for several days.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened ...
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NET Notes: Act 9:20 This is the only use of the title Son of God in Acts. The book prefers to allow a variety of descriptions to present Jesus.
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NET Notes: Act 9:21 Grk “bring them bound”; the translation “bring someone as prisoner” for δεδεμένον...
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NET Notes: Act 9:23 Fitting the pattern emphasized earlier with Stephen and his speech in Acts 7, some Jews plotted to kill God’s messenger (cf. Luke 11:53-54).
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NET Notes: Act 9:24 The word πύλη (pulh) may refer to a house door or gate, or to the large gates used in a palace, temple, or city wall. Here the con...
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NET Notes: Act 9:26 The participle πιστεύοντες (pisteuonte") has been translated as a causal adverbial partici...
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NET Notes: Act 9:27 On this verb which is used 7 times in Acts, see BDAG 782 s.v. παρρησιάζομαι 1. See al...
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NET Notes: Act 9:28 Grk “he was with them going in and going out in Jerusalem.” The expression “going in and going out” is probably best taken as ...
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NET Notes: Act 9:29 Grk “the Hellenists,” but this descriptive term is largely unknown to the modern English reader. The translation “Greek-speaking Jew...
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NET Notes: Act 9:30 For location see Map2 C1; Map4 B3; Map5 F2; Map7 A1; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: Act 9:31 Grk “it”; the referent (the church) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Act 9:32 Lydda was a city northwest of Jerusalem on the way to Joppa. It was about 10.5 miles (17 km) southeast of Joppa.
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NET Notes: Act 9:33 Since the participle κατακείμενον (katakeimenon), an adjectival participle modifying Α...
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